Chow-Chow: OMG! I'm, soo sorry for not updating but here it is!

Chapter Four: Meeting the Black Wolf for the First Time

The following morning Toboe woke up from a dream about getting to paradise, only the place in his dream wasn't paradise.

The sun was dimly shining through the curtains before Toboe pulled then open and smelled something cooking in the kitchen; he ran downstairs and turned the corner sharply.

"Hey Kurune, what's cook...ing?" Toboe asked when arrived in the kitchen, only to see a maid dressed in a black outfit making pancakes.

"Oh, um...excuse me miss, where is Kurune?" Toboe asked in a childish tone. The maid turned around and smiled at him.

"She's in the back with the young master." The maid's bright red curls matched her chocolate eyes and she flipped her hair out of the way.

'Young master?' Toboe thought to himself and showed himself to the backyard.

"So Kiba, still searching for paradise?" Toboe heard Kurune's voice. He turned the corner and saw Kiba sitting next to a black wolf.

"Yes Mika, I can't believe that you are still living here. How long has it been?" Kiba turned to "Mika" and smiled.

"Long enough, I need to get out of here before something happens and I won't be able to see my hometown. I miss that place." Her voice trailed off as she went into her own thoughts.

Toboe stayed behind the corner watching the two look away from each other.
It seemed like an eternity passed before anyone made a sound. Kiba turned to Mika and started stroking her black fur.

"It's been about two years since I last saw you." Mika said, breaking the silence. Toboe could barely make out what they were saying. He saw her rest her head on Kiba's lap.

Toboe, tired of hiding, walked casually up to the two in a quiet manner but before he could say anything Mika's ear flicked up and she turned her head to look at him.

"Good morning Toboe," She smiled and turned into a human, the human Toboe knew as Kurune.

"I wanted to tell you thank-you for letting me stay at your mansion from the night." Toboe said coolly and walked around to the front of the bench, then took a seat.

Kiba and Kurune looked at each other. Abruptly Kiba stood up and told them that he was going to go check on breakfast.

"So, Kurune, how long have you been called Mika?" Toboe asked and stared out into the water.

"Well, to tell you the truth, the only person who knows my real name, Mika that is is Kiba, and the rest of my wolf family. But I haven't seen them in over 15 years."

"So how did you get the name Kurune?"

"Well, when I was very young, my parents were separated from me and I tried to find them, but I overworked myself and I ended up unconscious on the side of the road. Then my human parents that I used to live with took me in and named their "dog" Kurune. The name stuck and I've been called that ever since."

After the move was final, the family of four (including Kurune) settled down. Their mansion was big enough, surely, for a family of six or seven to live in. But since Kijo had made so much money Shaje insisted that they moved into a bigger house in case they decided to have another child, or if their family visited.

Over the next year, Kijo was away from the house more often and the poor black dog was forced, and delighted, to help Shaje with two year old Asami.

"Mama..." was all that the little baby would say, and the black dog had learned that not only did it mean she wanted Shaje, but Kurune at her side.

"Yes Asami I'm coming." Shaje stated while grabbing Asami's pacifier from the counter. Kurune trotted happily over to the little girl that was sitting in her highchair in the kitchen. Asami reached out and pretended to grab her. Kurune grinned then started wagging her tail.

The next few hours were like a living hell for Kurune. Shaje had accidentally dropped one of the dishes she was washing, waking up Asami, and leaving Kurune to deal with her yelling and screaming. Of course Shaje came in to calm her down but as soon as she left Asami started wailing again.

It was no less than three hours later until baby Asami finally went to sleep. (At this time it was about six o'clock at night).

Kurune was just about to fall asleep on the couch nest to Shaje, who was knitting something for Asami when the phone rang.

Kurune opened one of her sleepy eyes to get a good enough look at Shaje. She answered the phone casually with a hello then leaned against the counter and listened for a minute not saying anything. A moment passed and Shaje's eyes lit up in horror and she dropped the phone. She fell to her knees and started crying.

Kurune, curious about what happened, trotted over to Shaje and cocked her head to show her interest. Shaje flung her arms around Kurune and kept crying. Finally when she let go, the only thing she could say was 'There was an accident'.

Chow-Chow: When I first thought of that scene (The one in the very end) I was hesitant about putting it in because I thought the outcome wouldn't be pictured like I wanted it to be. Oh well REMINDER: I NEED 5 REVIEWS IN ORDER TO UPDATE! K c u next chapter!